Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Client Satisfaction

Fielding an ‘all star team’, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton draws considerable praise from clients for its ’deep knowledge of the law’ and ‘pragmatic’ approach. In addition to advising clients on the full gamut of competition matters, the team is regularly sought after for its expertise in tech transactions, advising some of the world’s leading tech companies on critical deals. The team is jointly chaired by Jackie Holland and Nicholas Levy. Holland regularly represents clients on high-stakes investigations and merger clearances before the CMA and EC, while Levy is a key port of call for clients seeking advice on complex, multijurisdictional merger control matters. Maurits Dolmans maintains a busy practice, acting on a range of high-profile contentious and non-contentious competition matters across the EU and UK over the last year, while Paul Gilbert is recommended for his contentious and non-contentious capabilities.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The EU and Competition practice at Cleary Gottlieb is the best in the business. They are smart, pragmatic, hardworking and very well organised. They have excellent judgment and offer keen insights during every step of the merger review process.’
‘The team has deep knowledge of the law and offers pragmatic advice. They have sufficient understanding throughout the team to ensure that they can support us on complex matters at short notice.’
'Jackie Holland and Paul Gilbert lead an all-star team of partners, associates and support staff.'
‘Very straightforward and pleasant to work with. Matters are dealt with by experts and are not overstaffed.'
'Maurits Dolmans is able to translate complex topics into practical recommendations that are understood by the business.'

Key clients

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Broadcom
Veolia
NVIDIA
Sika
Thales
Whirlpool
Google
Amazon
Giphy
“K” Line
Goldman Sachs
LG Display
Lundbeck

Work highlights

Advised Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) on its global antitrust efforts in connection with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Acted as global antitrust counsel to Broadcom Inc., a global technology leader, in securing unconditional approval of its $87 billion acquisition of VMware.
Advised Google in connection with the CMA’s Phase 2 market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming.

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